eve

opposites in the same spectrum
eve
you are me—

i see myself in you.
those invisible threads between us
eve
can not conceive—

we both are gonna win.

*

fiction versus reality
eve
you are my twin.

Blue

Gina Brown – Wind and Rain

was peace only on her surface
easy achieved by being alone?
or did he mess her up
by not coming on his own?

why is she always blue
and her serenity all gone?

tears like crystals
dangling from dark eyes—
thoughts as knives
tearing her sanity apart—

why is she always blue
between her sheets?

her silence so sad
it made the sky weep—
each drop a star
to make her company–

Cornered

Vincent van Gogh – Sorrow

cornered again
i try in vain
to catch my breath–

one day i had everything
on the other
nothing’s left—

nowhere to run
nowhere to hide

nestled in mess
all over again
that’s me
no matter where i stand–

#322

Andrew Wyeth – Christina’s world

between your thoughts–
the only place
where shame is not a thing–

nothing’s wrong
i’m not too much–

my head is straight
but only inside yours–

*

oh walt! why you?
always you–

you
and your friendly shoulder–

you
and your sweet lips
that speaks only what i wanna hear–

all things i already know
but sometimes forget–

*

don’t let me fall–
again–
don’t let me slip–
again–

unless it’s inside our world
made entirely of grass–

The rocks underneath

Guy Corriero – Rocks at Prouts Neck

the waves like thunders
hitting the rocks underneath–

i sit in a wood bench
so peacefully–

the air so cold–
the sun so bright–

i’m all alone
and that’s alright–

Fictional love

_{Laura DiNello – Couple Reading}

you and books there
me and books here

is that a connection
can i create one

letters and poems
books and pens
characters more pens

is that a connection
can i invent one

write one
perhaps

then the depression
a loved one suicide
and the reading
and the singing
and the walking

is that a connection
can i rely on one

poems around the globe
we as work of art

– – –
To Arthur.

Real life

_{Peter Paul Rubens – Daniel in the lion’s den}

when you see a loved one
slipping herself into madness
with the consent
from her loved ones–

when you see her losing it
and can’t hold her into place
or yourself in somewhere else
than sadness–

when the string is so thin
it vanishes in the air–
when the only light
comes from our hearts–

when life makes no sense
just love can hold
us tight–

and the only pray i say
goes like this:
you can loose your mind
but never your truth

i’ll be here holding you
if you go and if you stay
our hearts are together
wherever you may be–

– – –
To R.

Chess

_{Elke Rehder – Isolated Pawn}

on the edge of things
i’m alone–

what to expect
being a small pawn
in this eerie board–

what does it mean
to be really free–

to be really me–

*

i’ll jump alone
but alert —

to win
i need one thing–

Empty love reloaded

_{Loretta Luglio – Little Boat}

takes
never give

answers
never ask

talks
never listen

looks
never see

*

nothing’s left
let it be

Empty love

_{Kay Wyne – Empty nest}

we pour ourselves
into someone
that’s  not
really there

i mean

we put ourselves
into situations
we cannot see
very clearly

i mean

we think ourselves
in love
but really
it’s not

*

hard to admit
even harder to forget